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- There are at least 21,000 SPECIES of fish in the ocean!
- The largest fish is the Whale Shark, which can get up to 50 feet long and weigh over 16 tons. It's mouth can open as wide as 5 feet!
- The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world. It is also the deepest.
- A fish is an animal which lives and breathes in water.
- All fish are vertebrates (have a backbone) and most breathe through gills and have fins and scales. Fish make up about half of all known vertebrate species.
- Fish have been on the earth for more than 500 million years. Fish were well established long before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
- Fish are cold-blooded, which means their internal body temperature changes as the surrounding temperature changes.
- A person who studies fish is called an ichthyologist.
- Seafood is a good fuel for your body. It's a member of the meat group and is very high in protein, which helps build muscles. Just a quarter-pound of fish will supply half the amount of protein our bodies need daily.
- Canada's coastline is the longest in the world at 244,000 km and wonderful seafood can be enjoyed along these coasts.
- Fish sleep with their eyes open! Fish do not have eyelids and therefore cannot blink. This is because the purpose of blinking is to hydrate the eyes; tear ducts produce moisture, and blinking spreads that moisture over the surface of the eye. Since fish live in water they have no need for this.
- A baby fish is called a "fry."
- Scientists use ear growth rings to determine a fish's age.
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